Haiti: Improving detainees' living conditions
Living conditions in Haitian detention centres remain alarming despite efforts to improve them, and important needs have not yet been met. To improve this situation, the ICRC is helping the Haitian …
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ICRC to resize global footprint, maximizing reduced resources in era of declining aid budgets
11-09-2023 Geneva (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) today presented measures designed to maximize the effectiveness of its humanitarian assistance in line with its initial …
Republic of Korea: Workshop explores role of IHL in protecting journalists in conflict zones
… an important aspect of helping them do their jobs efficiently and with safety. To discuss …
The war at home
Four photographers show the devastating impact of urban displacement in their own countries. Internal displacement is at an unprecedented global peak. The number of people forcibly displaced within …
Somalia: Healthy herds help communities survive
In a crowded pen made of thorny shrub brushes and twigs, a herder pulls away a sheep and holds it long enough for Saamiya Mohamed to inject it with a dose of vitamins and anti-parasitic medicine. The …
Forced to flee or left behind: The struggle for survival in Yambio, South Sudan
… are supporting the family by doing odd jobs: collecting firewood, making bricks, and …
Digital Technologies and Humanitarian Action in Armed Conflict
Digital Technologies and Humanitarian Action in Armed Conflict On 18 March 2021, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) convened a webinar discussion with experts about "Digital …
Statement from ICRC President Peter Maurer following visit to Syria
… workers are not allowed to do their jobs. Aid is not a political football and must …
Ethiopia: From despair to joy for two teenagers reunited with their mother
Two Eritrean teenagers, their young lives in ruins, have been reunited with their mother in France following efforts by the ICRC in cooperation with the Ethiopian Red Cross Society, the French Red …
ICRC in Myanmar: Looking back at 2021
This three-year-old from Myitkyina, Kachin State was born with a lower limb deficiency. He was able to get a replacement for his prosthetic leg at the Myitkyina Physical Rehabilitation Centre, which …
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